Iraqi Presidency Endorses Execution of Saddam
Hussein's Cousin Known 'Chemical Ali'. Iraq to
execute 'Chemical Ali' within 30 days.
February 29, 2008
BAGHDAD, Iraq, --
Iraq's presidency endorsed the execution of Saddam
Hussein's cousin known as "Chemical Ali," who was
sentenced to death
for his role in the 1980s scorched-earth campaign
against Kurds, a government adviser said Friday.
The backing by Iraq's President Jalal Talabani and
two vice presidents is the final step for the
approval of Ali Hassan al-Majid's death sentence,
which must be carried out within 30 days of the
decision.
Al-Majid was one of three former Saddam officials
sentenced to hang in June after being convicted of
genocide,www.ekurd.net
war crimes and crimes against humanity for their
part in the Operation Anfal crackdown that killed
nearly 200,000 Kurdish civilians and guerrillas. An
appeals court upheld the verdict in September.
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Ali Hassan al-Majid, first cousin of executed
dictator Saddam Hussein and also known as 'Chemical
Ali', 'Butcher of Kurdistan' sentenced to death over Kurdish genocide, |
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But the adviser said the presidency has not yet
approved the death sentences against the other two
Hussein Rashid Mohammed, an ex-deputy director of
operations for the Iraqi armed forces, and former
defense minister Sultan Hashim al-Taie. The adviser
spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not
authorized to speak to the media.
AP
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